diff --git a/packages/component-mail-service/src/Mail.js b/packages/component-mail-service/src/Mail.js
index 53a5a456e4c78e984e1e1b8d30c45d1c8dfa0fab..f6121253652f20a29125e10a19972415c9647a4b 100644
--- a/packages/component-mail-service/src/Mail.js
+++ b/packages/component-mail-service/src/Mail.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const helpers = require('./helpers/helpers')
 
 const resetPasswordPath = config.get('invite-reviewer.url')
 const resetPath = config.get('invite-reset-password.url')
-const emailSending = config.get('email-sending')
 
 module.exports = {
   sendSimpleEmail: async ({
@@ -132,8 +131,7 @@ module.exports = {
       html: htmlBody,
     }
 
-    if (emailSending === 'true') return Email.send(mailData)
-    return {}
+    return Email.send(mailData)
   },
   sendReviewerInvitationEmail: async ({
     user,
@@ -249,8 +247,7 @@ module.exports = {
       text: textBody,
       html: htmlBody,
     }
-    if (emailSending === 'true') return Email.send(mailData)
-    return {}
+    return Email.send(mailData)
   },
   sendNotificationEmail: async ({ toEmail, user, emailType, meta = {} }) => {
     let subject, textBody
@@ -260,6 +257,8 @@ module.exports = {
         meta.baseUrl,
         `/projects/${meta.collection.id}/versions/${meta.fragment.id}/details`,
       ),
+      beforeAnchor: '',
+      afterAnchor: '',
     }
     switch (emailType) {
       case 'unassign-reviewer':
@@ -359,7 +358,6 @@ module.exports = {
         }" by ${meta.fragment.authorName}.`
         replacements.beforeAnchor =
           'You can view the full PDF file of the manuscript and post your review report using the following URL:'
-        replacements.afterAnchor = ''
         replacements.signatureName = meta.handlingEditorName
         textBody = `${replacements.intro} ${replacements.paragraph} ${
           replacements.beforeAnchor
@@ -367,6 +365,27 @@ module.exports = {
           replacements.signatureName
         }`
         break
+      case 'after-he-recommendation':
+        subject = `${
+          meta.collection.customId
+        }: Manuscript Recommendation Submitted`
+        replacements.previewText =
+          'a manuscript has received a recommendation based on reviews'
+        replacements.intro = `Dear Dr. ${user.firstName} ${user.lastName}`
+
+        replacements.paragraph = `I appreciate any time you may have spent reviewing manuscript "${
+          meta.fragment.title
+        }" by ${
+          meta.fragment.authorName
+        }. However, an editorial decision has been made and the review of this manuscript is now complete. I apologize for any inconvenience. <br/>
+        If you have comments on this manuscript you believe the Editor should see, please email them to Hindawi as soon as possible. <br/>
+        Thank you for your interest and I hope you will consider reviewing for Hindawi again.`
+        delete replacements.detailsUrl
+        replacements.signatureName = meta.handlingEditorName
+        textBody = `${replacements.intro} ${replacements.paragraph} ${
+          replacements.signatureName
+        }`
+        break
       default:
         subject = 'Hindawi Notification!'
         break
@@ -379,8 +398,6 @@ module.exports = {
       text: textBody,
       html: htmlBody,
     }
-
-    if (emailSending === 'true') return Email.send(mailData)
-    return {}
+    return Email.send(mailData)
   },
 }
diff --git a/packages/component-mail-service/src/helpers/helpers.js b/packages/component-mail-service/src/helpers/helpers.js
index 295cd42e88f9ca01cd9a32d4bc67e2957447519c..27aec6312911c7b57bfcb629afbbfcdc490187f0 100644
--- a/packages/component-mail-service/src/helpers/helpers.js
+++ b/packages/component-mail-service/src/helpers/helpers.js
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@ const getNotificationBody = (emailType, replacements) => {
     signatureName: replacements.signatureName,
   })
 
-  handlePartial('manuscriptDetailsLink', {
-    beforeAnchor: replacements.beforeAnchor,
-    detailsUrl: replacements.detailsUrl,
-    afterAnchor: replacements.afterAnchor,
-  })
+  if (replacements.detailsUrl !== undefined)
+    handlePartial('manuscriptDetailsLink', {
+      beforeAnchor: replacements.beforeAnchor,
+      detailsUrl: replacements.detailsUrl,
+      afterAnchor: replacements.afterAnchor,
+    })
 
   handlePartial('notificationBody', {
     intro: replacements.intro,
diff --git a/packages/component-mail-service/src/templates/partials/notificationBody.hbs b/packages/component-mail-service/src/templates/partials/notificationBody.hbs
index e2bcdfb0d79f08c46263b138a721995456e5657d..5460c5065ee835ca465b278aba5f86e738b39092 100644
--- a/packages/component-mail-service/src/templates/partials/notificationBody.hbs
+++ b/packages/component-mail-service/src/templates/partials/notificationBody.hbs
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
         <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">{{intro}},</p>
         <p>&nbsp;</p>
         <p>
-          {{paragraph}}
-          {{> manuscriptDetailsLink}}
+          {{{paragraph}}}
+          {{#if detailsUrl }}
+            {{> manuscriptDetailsLink}}
+          {{/if}}
         </p>
         <p>&nbsp;</p>
         {{> signature}}
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/helpers/Collection.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/helpers/Collection.js
index a22bffc945c47ca43104cc6d842d0e6309bf1d86..166dd37ab2ca474fcc350df4af09b338edf9574c 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/helpers/Collection.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/helpers/Collection.js
@@ -33,7 +33,16 @@ const getFragmentAndAuthorData = async ({
   return { title, authorName, id, abstract, authorsList }
 }
 
+const getAgreedReviewerInvitation = (invitations = []) =>
+  invitations.filter(
+    inv =>
+      inv.role === 'reviewer' &&
+      inv.hasAnswer === true &&
+      inv.isAccepted === true,
+  )
+
 module.exports = {
   updateStatus,
   getFragmentAndAuthorData,
+  getAgreedReviewerInvitation,
 }
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/helpers/User.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/helpers/User.js
index bc9a24b9e2cc11a33e885bd40ce96dd9e6b1daad..9b37c6c2b6c85371bcf9b5ce849c09b95da4d23f 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/helpers/User.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/helpers/User.js
@@ -39,7 +39,44 @@ const setupReviewSubmittedEmailData = async ({
   })
 }
 
+const setupAfterRecommendationEmailData = async ({
+  baseUrl,
+  UserModel,
+  FragmentModel,
+  collection,
+  mailService,
+}) => {
+  const { title, authorName } = await collectionHelper.getFragmentAndAuthorData(
+    {
+      UserModel,
+      FragmentModel,
+      collection,
+    },
+  )
+  const toEmail = collection.handlingEditor.email
+  const agreedReviewerInvitations = collectionHelper.getAgreedReviewerInvitation(
+    collection.invitations,
+  )
+  const users = await Promise.all(
+    agreedReviewerInvitations.map(async inv => UserModel.find(inv.userId)),
+  )
+  users.forEach(user =>
+    mailService.sendNotificationEmail({
+      toEmail,
+      user,
+      emailType: 'after-he-recommendation',
+      meta: {
+        collection: { customId: collection.customId },
+        fragment: { title, authorName },
+        handlingEditorName: collection.handlingEditor.name,
+        baseUrl,
+      },
+    }),
+  )
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   getEditorInChief,
   setupReviewSubmittedEmailData,
+  setupAfterRecommendationEmailData,
 }
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
index b582ad5878a63134c5dc9f30120556bfd4959468..fe6fe6b13f54aed23d9b06e3fab41edb2d5bc67e 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ const helpers = require('../../helpers/helpers')
 const uuid = require('uuid')
 const authsomeHelper = require('../../helpers/authsome')
 const collectionHelper = require('../../helpers/Collection')
+const userHelper = require('../../helpers/User')
+const mailService = require('pubsweet-component-mail-service')
 
 module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
   const { recommendation, comments, recommendationType } = req.body
@@ -54,9 +56,16 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
   if (
     ['reject', 'publish'].includes(recommendation) &&
     recommendationType === 'editorRecommendation'
-  )
+  ) {
+    await userHelper.setupAfterRecommendationEmailData({
+      baseUrl: helpers.getBaseUrl(req),
+      UserModel: models.User,
+      FragmentModel: models.Fragment,
+      collection,
+      mailService,
+    })
     await collectionHelper.updateStatus(collection, 'pendingApproval')
-
+  }
   if (
     ['minor', 'major'].includes(recommendation) &&
     recommendationType === 'editorRecommendation'
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/fragmentsRecommendations/patch.test.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/fragmentsRecommendations/patch.test.js
index e40ac70a0da7968805e3c5a7d2b2bdd1f23f1584..0e3c8013b981d741859bcf134f48db99e59f7e33 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/fragmentsRecommendations/patch.test.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/fragmentsRecommendations/patch.test.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const cloneDeep = require('lodash/cloneDeep')
 const requests = require('./../helpers/requests')
 
 jest.mock('pubsweet-component-mail-service', () => ({
-  setupReviewSubmittedEmail: jest.fn(),
+  sendNotificationEmail: jest.fn(),
 }))
 const chance = new Chance()
 const reqBody = {
diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/fragmentsRecommendations/post.test.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/fragmentsRecommendations/post.test.js
index 03a9efdc34c943d5ec10e4ad8c1dff9c01a865e9..364448eb2425e07b4f0df6ebcb9de904201d0489 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/fragmentsRecommendations/post.test.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/tests/fragmentsRecommendations/post.test.js
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ const cloneDeep = require('lodash/cloneDeep')
 const requests = require('./../helpers/requests')
 
 const chance = new Chance()
+jest.mock('pubsweet-component-mail-service', () => ({
+  sendNotificationEmail: jest.fn(),
+}))
 const reqBody = {
   recommendation: 'accept',
   comments: [
diff --git a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/default.js b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/default.js
index 9249e88871a368e01c3f7449eb51fa131aaae108..d0206232d69f270f4b2d6bd45277a4795f276321 100644
--- a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/default.js
+++ b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/default.js
@@ -127,5 +127,4 @@ module.exports = {
       private: 'Revision Requested',
     },
   },
-  'email-sending': process.env.EMAIL_SENDING || false,
 }